Worthy candidates for ultimate 911 are numerous, but can anything top an ex-works Martini Racing RSR from 1973 that bagged sixth overall and fourth in class at the Targa Florio World Championship race?
Read MoreChassis 9113600576, also known as R5, started life as one of the seven 911 RSRs campaigned by the works-assisted Martini Racing outfit in European rounds of the 1973 World Sportscar Championship.
Read MoreFollowing an unexpected second place finish for Sobieslaw Zasada and Marian Bien driving a factory loaned 911 ST on the 1972 East African Safari Rally, Porsche built up three specially prepared cars for…
Read MoreChassis 9113600285 was completed to Lightweight trim in December 1972 and registered S-AR 7909. Having been retained by Porsche, the initially Grand Prix White machine subsequently…
Read MoreAlthough 20th century sports car racing saw frequent periods of domination by some truly great automobiles, perhaps the most sustained era of supremacy by an out-and-out prototype was that of…
Read MoreChassis 040 was the first Porsche 917 built to Langheck trim which was a special low drag version created exclusively to race at the Le Mans 24 Hours with its ultra high speed straights. Assembled…
Read MoreWithin four years of his first motor race, Jochen Rindt had won the Le Mans 24 Hours driving a Ferrari 250 LM for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team (NART). The Austrian’s rapid rise towards the…
Read MoreAs a consequence of having to build at leat 25 917s in order to qualify for the up to five-litre Group 4 category, Porsche ended up with many more 917s than they really needed. Following the FIA…
Read MoreChassis 02 was one of the two 550s with which Porsche began its first sports car racing programme. Built to 550/1 specification, this brace of cars (01 and 02) both received a chassis and body…
Read MoreChassis 01 was the first 550 assembled by Porsche and one of two examples completed to 550/1 specification. This pair (01 and 02) both received a chassis and body fabricated by Weidenhausen in…
Read MoreChassis 9113600686, also known as R7, was the last of Porsche’s eight R-numbered 911 RSRs to appear during the 1973 season. R7 made its competition debut alongside sister car R5 at the…
Read MoreChassis 004 was one of ten 956s assembled for use by the Rothmans-backed Porsche works team and one of four used during the model’s debut season: 1982. 004 first appeared as part of a three-car…
Read MoreWith its record of five major victories from eight race outings, Porsche 956 chassis 003 ranks among the most successful top flight Sports Prototypes ever. Reserved for use by the Rothmans…
Read MoreChassis 9113600119 was an M471 Sport-optioned 2.7 Carrera RS retained by Porsche for press and promotional use. Completed during November 1972 in Grand Prix White with blue graphics and…
Read MoreFollowing its victorious debut at the Nurburgring Eifelrennen in May 1953, the Porsche 550 established itself as the car to beat in the under 1500cc class of international Sports car racing.
Read MoreChassis 028 was one of two 917s constructed by Porsche to Group 7 Spyder trim in anticipation of the company’s 1969 Can-Am programme. The sister car (chassis 027) remained in Germany as a…
Read MoreChassis 9113600020, also known as R2, was one of eight R-numbered RSR prototypes built for the 1973 season following the completion of two development mules (9113600001 and 9113600002).
Read MoreChassis 9113600017 was the seventh of ten units that were either 911 2.7 Carrera RS prototypes or show cars owned and operated by the Porsche factory. It was also the first Carrera RS officially built…
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